By Tavia Nyong’o (reblogged from Hear is Queer). The 10th Annual EMP Pop conference wrapped up over the weekend and, against my fears, hosting it at a university didn’t alter the ‘secret recipe sauce’ of journalists, academics, and musicians. Is it me or did we actually gain a new and welcome constituency of students? I […]
By Tavia Nyong’o A dirty little secret about American Idol finalist Adam Lambert: a lot of gay men dislike him too. The “shrill,” ” campy,” “theatrical,” “vegas act” epithets thrown at him as he advanced to finals on the recent Idol season were also hurled by many queers who found him equally grating. Now that […]
Do you care whether American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert (seen here in “Clockwork Orange” drag) officially comes out of the closet? Is he even in it, in your opinion? And regardless of when or whether he ever sings to the tune of our confessional culture, will he make an impact on queer representation in pop […]
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